Game apparatus.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

THOMAS A. RANDALL, OF PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY.

GAME APPARATUS.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, THOMAS A. RAN- DALL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Plainfield, in the county of Union and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Game Apparatus; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear., and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention has relation to new and useful improvements in game apparatus, for playing a game similar to hockey, and has 'for its object to provide a simple, economical and novel apparatus of this character by means of which the playing of the game similar to hockey, as a parlor amusement, is made possible.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists of certain novel features of construction, combination and arran ement of parts, as will be more fully descri ed and particularly pointed out in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings,-Figure l is a plan view of a portable frame constituting one of the elements of my game apparatus; Fig. 2 is a central sectional view of the same g Fig. 3 is a side edge view; Fig. 4 is a perspective view of a bulb and tube 5 and Fig. 5 is a view of a ball employed in carrying out my invention.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, the numeral l represents a frame of preferably rectangular form and of any size found most desirable in the construction and application of my invention, comprising side pieces 2 and inwardly slanting end pieces 3, having central alining recesses 4.

The numeral 5 represents a bulb of rubber or other suitable material, having secured to one end a tube 6, terminating at its opposite end in a nozzle 7.

The numeral 8 represents a fine wire netting cover, which is secured over the frame and the numeral 9 represents a ball of cotton or other suitable material, said ball being small enough to pass through said recesses Patented May 5, 1908.

Serial No. 374,626.

4 in said inwardly slanting end pieces 3 of said frame 1. Said end pieces 3 are preferably removably secured in position to said side pieces 2 by screws'or other equivalent means screwing through the side pieces and into the ends of the end pieces so that the frame may be taken apart where it is desirable for it to occupy as small a space as possible, as in transportation.

In playing the game, the ball 9 is rst placed in the center of the frame under the wire netting cover; the two opposing players then knock off, as if playing the usual game of hockey, when they attempt to blow the ball by means of said bulb 5 and tube 7, throu h their goals. The player blowing his ba l through his goal first scores a point. The blowing is done through the wire netting cover, the ends of the tube being kept out of contact with the ball at all times. The main essentials necessary to play the game successfully are skill and quickness in following up the ball.

The purpose of securing the end pieces of the frame in a slanting or oblique position is t'o keep the ball out of the corners of the frame at all times. In playing the game, said recesses 4 in said end pieces 3 constitute the goals.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters- Patent, is

l. In a game apparatus, the combination of a rectangular frame, comprising separable side and end pieces, each of the end pieces having a central recess in its lower edge and an inwardly inclined or slanting wall, a wire netting cover arranged over the frame, and a ball arranged in the frame under the cover and adapted to be passed through either of the recesses of the end pieces.

2. In a game apparatus, the combination of a rectangular frame, comprising separable side and end pieces, the end pieces having recesses in their lower edges, constituting goals and inner inwardly inclined or slanting walls, a wire netting cover arranged over the frame and a ball arranged in the frame adapted to pass through either of said recesses.

3. In a game apparatus, the combination of a rectangular frame comprising side and my hand in presence of tWo subscribing Witend plieces, tlie end pieces having recesses in nesses. their oWer e ges, a Wire netting1 cover ar- T ranged over the frame and a ball arranged in THOMAS A' RAB DALL' 5 the frame adapted to pass through either of Vitnesses:

said recesses. R. V. CARPENTER,

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set I. DAYTON. 

